a publication of theAmerican Cribbage Congress

CRIBBAGEWORLD

W W W . C R I B B A G E . O R G � V O L U M E � 3 6 � N O . � 1 1 � ♦� N O V E M B E R � 2 0 1 5

Tourney results ♦ pages 6–9

Cribbage during the American Revolu-tion ♦ page 13

Bad news for bridge ♦ page 15

Annual awards ♦ pages 18–19

Random shuffle ♦ page 20

Hall of Fame nomi-nations ♦ page 24

TOC invitation crite-ria ♦ page 25

continued on page 16

GN 34 Ruled by Youngsters

In mid-September, more than three hundred players descended on the small South Dakota city of Yankton

(population 14,454) to play Grand National 34, directed by Scott Kooistra.

In the qualifying rounds of both sanctioned tourneys, age/maturity/experience (pick one) was the rule of the day. But in the playoffs, youth elbowed its way to the front of the line.

With 306 players in the main event, seventy-seven peg-gers qualified for the playoffs. Life Master () Bill Shoe-maker (Bloomfield CT), who celebrated his 74th birthday in Yankton, was high qualifier with 38/18 +206. Somewhere in the middle of the field at #37 was a 35-year-old kid named Jason Matheny (Houston TX).

At the start of this crib-bage season, Jason had 333 MRPs. In what was for him back-to-back tournaments, Jason nearly doubled his lifetime total by picking up 324 MRPs! He got his feet wet with his first win at the Cajun Cribbage Too consolation in Shreveport LA on

C R I B B A G E W O R L D

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The judge’s examination is an open-book test based on the ACC 2010 rulebook, which is available at cribbage.org (click on the “Rules of Cribbage” link in the left column) or from Membership Secretary Larry Hassett. To take the judge’s exam-ination, send $3 to the examiner:

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Executive CommitteeJeanne Hofbauer, PresidentTodd Schaefer, Executive VPKeith Widener, VP of PolicyDavid Campbell, VP of OperationsTerry Weber, Member at Large

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Ethics CommitteeValerie Sumner (koalaval@att.net)

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KrMy Deal

b y D a v i d A i k e nPlay smart, play fair, play fast.

I read good news recently about a couple ACC members.

If you watched the September 27 game between the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars, the game in which Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his

400th touchdown pass, you saw the re-ceiver, Danny Amendola, obliviously hand this record-breaking ball to a fan behind the end zone. What you don’t know is that this lifelong Patriots fan is ACC member David Bowen (Plymouth MA). Because he is such a Patriots—and Brady—fan, David (a season ticketholder since 1985) unselfishly returned the historic ball to the quarterback, asking for nothing in return from Brady or the club. Thanks to Bowen, Brady’s “400 ball” is now on display at Patriot Palace. And Bowen got something

much more valuable: a chance to meet his favorite player.

ACC member Darice Grzybowski (La Grange Park IL) was awarded the 2015 Lit-erary Legacy Award by American Health Information Management Association. The AHI-MA Triumph Awards honor professionals responsible for advancing the field of health information management. Go to ahima.org/about/recognition/triumph/ for more info about AHIMA and the Triumph Awards. CW

Target practice: feel free to take aim at the CW editor whenever we play —but be careful, or your name might end up in the center column!

My monthly bat-ting average

My biggest win of the month

My worst loss of the month

86–104 (45.3%) in September

+50 against R.H. at Yooper Classic

–57 by Roy Hofbauer (WA) at GN main

KrMy Deal

b y D a v i d A i k e n MVYour DealLetters to CW will be printed on a space-available basis and may be condensed or edited for clarity and length (150 words maximum). Send letters to cribbage@iserv.net or P.O. Box 313, Ada MI 49301-0313. Please include your name, city, and state.

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Random Seating—Not!A lot has been said about random seating over the years, especially by the Board of Directors. A Central Region player who is on the BOD has been avoiding playing another Central player who is also on the board because they split their winnings. Not only that, he makes sure he doesn’t play other players who ride with him. I knew this was going on for years but I recently witnessed him putting back a seat number and drawing another seat since the first draw put the two board members on the same table. I told him he couldn’t do that, and he said: “I don’t want to cause any trouble.” This keeps three top players (both board members have been in the Top Ten several years) from ever playing each other. If he didn’t want to cause any trouble he would not insist that they are not seated on the same table. If everyone had a list of players they didn’t want to play it would make the seating a night-mare. There is no reason that anyone, let alone a board member, should get away with this.

Marlene Lazachek (Franklin WI)

Local GRPs OnlyIn rebuttal to the letter in the Septem-ber 2015 Cribbage World about earning GRPs as a visitor in any club: while earn-ing points is an acceptable idea, having them count toward your local club cham-pionship is not. If you want to compete for your club championship then attend

your club and play for the opportunity. It would not be fair to become club cham-pion if you don’t play regularly at your club. This would be like earning MRPs by playing in the early bird and crybaby tournaments on the weekend. The idea of the Travelers Club was to give snowbirds the opportunity to play for points when they spend half of their year down south. But the club champion should be some-one who plays for points in their own club. By the way, you do have two chances to get GRPs outside of your club: the Grass Roots Regional Tournament and the Grass Roots National Tournament.

Bill Klem (Tulalip WA)

ACC membership odometer

6 4 4 6as of October 1

31

New Cribbage Masters913. Ethan Guyaz (Winthrop ME)

Better Than Joe!Noting the achievements of members who moved past ACC founder Joe Wergin’s

lifetime total of 1,728 MRPs.Michael Henze (IA)

Dennis Johnston (CA)Jeffrey A. Messinger (MA)

6

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51 p

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rsH

Q. J

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(12)

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)3.

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ert K

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)2.

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54 p

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Arne Andersen (Surrey BC)Richard I. Anderson (Port Orchard WA)Delbert Anderst (Lake City MN)Nathan Arent (Benton Harbor MI)Brian D. Baer (Hooksett NH)Katie Cameron (Puyallup WA)Dan Carr (Olympia WA)Nelson E. Casteel (Topeka KS)Dick Christy (Laguna Woods CA)Rick Danielson (Fort Worth TX)Allen Evenson (Kent WA)Kim Fairless (Carmichael CA)William H. Farrell (Colchester CT)Alexandra Finks (Auburn CA)Paul Finley (Enfield CT)Doug Fisher (Hayfork CA)Charles Francis (Warren RI)Paul Gregson (Antioch CA)Bruce C. Grimstad (Edmonds WA)James H. Harrison (Marshalltown IA)Ronald G. Hodges (Grants Pass OR)Laura Johnson (Maplewood MN)John A. Kern (La Mesa CA)Lewis Killion (Atascadero CA)Richard Knauf (Marshfield WI)Laura Koretsky (Sacramento CA)Mary E. Kreiner (Shelby Township MI)Luther C. Lanier (Matthews NC)James Lynch (Eagle River AK)Edward Markielewski (West Bend WI)Debbi McCown (Jamestown CA)Robert Meyer Jr. (Riverside CA)Amanda J. Monk (La Place LA)Dale Munroe (Collinsville CT)John R. Murphy (Port Charlotte FL)Dilip Namjoshi (Elkins Park PA)Frank Nencka (Warren RI)William P. O’Malley (Salem OR)Barb Pearson (Casper WY)Paul Petit (Pawtucket RI)Dave Proctor (Blandford MA)Matt Smith (Pleasant Garden NC)Catherine Spadoni (West Springfield MA)Kirsten Stainback (Tucker GA)Earl Stonebrink (Newberg OR)Thomas E. Taylor (Philadelphia PA)Gino Valerio (Reno NV)Lisa Wagner (Phoenix AZ)Jim Waldorf (Madras OR)Stephen Yates (Anchorage AK)

Junior Program Donations—Thanks to members who made recent dona-

tions to the Junior Program.

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Tourney Tidbits Weir River The finals of the main tour-nament featured Fred White (Gloucester MA) versus Fred Blanc (Middleboro MA) (blanc is French for “white”). So a white Fred was definitely going to win! As it turned out, the erstwhile Hawai‘ian Fred won. Gold Dust Report The two main final-ists, Jay Shaffer (Roseville CA) and Car-olyn Washington (Fair Oaks CA), were both members of River City Peggers Club 162 (Carmichael CA). Carolyn also won the game King’s Cribbage in a drawing for players who preregistered. Players benefit-ed from the generosity of the Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino, which added $500 to the prize fund, discounted hotel rooms by 40%, provided the playing room free of charge, and kept the room supplied with snacks and beverages all three days without charge. In addition, there was a 24-hand table and a “skunk shock re-covery treatment” supply: the dosage was one candy truffle per skunking! Sixty-five individuals players in at least one event, and many locals showed up for doubles. submitted by TD Jeanne Jelke Smeltz Report Master R. J. Smeltz (Winter Park CO) had a great tourney—taking first place on both Friday and Sat-urday nights, plus winning the main! Mas-ter William MacMillan (Cheyenne WY) had six 23-hands scored against him in the twenty-two-game main. All six were the 4-5-5-5-6 combination, and one of them was in his opponent’s crib, after Bill threw 4-6, with the opponent and the flip card adding the three 5s. Make Mine a Triple Joe Hays (Shreve-

port LA) joined the ACC at the Cajun Cribbage tourney. Joe Hays was the only player at the tournament from the host state (Louisiana). Joe Hays got his first tournament win. Do the Math(eny) At the Cajun Crib-bage Too consolation, Jason Matheny (Houston TX) beat wife Jennifer Matheny (Houston TX) in the qualifying round—and that was the difference between qual-ifying #1 (Jason) and #2 (Jennifer). They met again in the finals, and Jason prevailed for his first win—and that was the differ-ence between sleeping that night on the bed (Jennifer) and sleeping on the couch (Jason). [See cover story for Jason’s second, slightly larger win.] Diary of a TD 5:40a—TDs Paula and Henry Bergeron arrive at Dunkin’ Do-nuts to pick up seven dozen donuts or-dered several days earlier. Their order had been misplaced, and nothing is ready. Af-ter much scurrying around by the “time to make the donuts” staff, they hit the road. 6:30—when the Bergerons ring the doorbell at the playing hall in Nashua, the hall is dark and nobody answers. Fortu-nately, the manager arrives five minutes later. 7:00—Henry arrives at the bakery to pick up two sheet cakes and discovers that only one cake is decorated. Twenty-five minutes later, he is back at the hall with both cakes. 8:30—with the tournament starting in thirty minutes, Henry gets a phone call from four Connecticut play-ers who will leave Worcester once AAA finishes changing their flat tire. They will be there in fifty minutes. 9:10—after the PA microphone is finally found, Henry

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begins announcements. Halfway through, the Connecticut guys walk in to a round of applause. 9:30—the tournament starts and runs smooth as silk through the rest of the day—especially for the five players who score 28-hands! Double Whammy Grand Master John Campanella (Holbrook MA) won his first main tourney after sixteen years of sanctioned play in dramatic fashion. In game five of the Daniel Webster Open finals on September 13, John was dealer in hole 118, and his opponent, Master Bob Wahlgren (North Grafton MA), had first count from 19 points out. The starter card gave Bob a 20-hand and the apparent victory. But on the last card played, John matched Bob’s card and got the three holes needed to win! Apparently John now enjoys winning mains, because three weeks later he won the New Hampshire Open main on October 4. He currently sits atop the Eastern Region standings! Double Quads During the Montana Capital Classic doubles tourney, Wayne Mom-sen and Carole Herron were playing Sandy Sands and Helen Kittel. Here’s how the pegging went in one hand:

Wayne 10 5 (30-for-13)

4 (16-for-12)

Helen 5 (15-for-2) 4

Carole 5 (20-for-2)

4 (8-for-2)

Sandy 5 (25-for-6)

4 (12-for-6)

Don Zeutschel (Puyallup WA) reports that opening day at the Washington State Fair was busy. Eight boards were in use at the ACC booth, and a crowd was waiting to play ACC members well into late afternoon. Many people make this their first stop and sit to play a game or two against the “professionals,” as they call us. We help improve their play and provide back is-sues of Cribbage World. We also hand out info sheets about local clubs. Various cribbage boards were on display, and the favor-ites were Casper the Ghost, Rainier Beer board, and a boat.

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Kurt BloeserKurt Bloeser (Phoenix AZ) passed away in late November. A longtime member of Club 24, Kurt was a terrific player and in 2015 scored a 35 to win the GRNT. Anyone who has ever played Kurt would remember his penchant for keeping statis-tics on every hand he played. Kurt always offered to help set up the playing room and was usually one of the first to arrive. We all will miss Kurt.

Alvin Monroe GreenleeAlvin Greenlee passed away on March 20 in Northfield MN at age 84. Born in Osage IA and raised on the family farm near Elkton MN, Al was inducted into the US Army in 1950. After managing Austin Cashway Lumber and operating a motel, in retirement Al spent most of his time volunteering and enjoying his interests. He was a lifetime member of the Northfield VFW and the Lions Club, Al enjoyed golfing, bowling, fishing, and playing cribbage with friends and family. Al was a charter member of Northfield’s Red Hot Peggers Club 388 and had earned 656 GRPs.

John C. KurimchakJohn Kurimchak (Chanhassen MN) passed away unexpectedly on August 19 at age 86. John did not play weekend events, but was an avid player for many years at River’s Edge Peggers Club 215 in Chaska. He loved to play cards.

Robert F. SommerRobert “Sharkey” Sommer (Excelsior MN) died on August 20, at age 79. Bob grew up in Minneapolis and Excelsior and was a reporter/ DJ at several radio stations. He was also an avid collector and exhibited at

many antique shows. A member of River’s Edge Peggers Club 215 in Chaska, Bob had earned both his Silver Award (with 3,859 GRPs) and his Life Master rating (with 9,456 MRPs). He had ten tourna-ment wins, including the 2003 JPW Open main, and was champion at Turtle Lake three times.

Bob WikstromBob Wikstrom (Tacoma WA), age 84, died October 13. He had several health issues the last few years that prevented him from pursuing cribbage, to the dismay of both him and his wife, Shari. As an active par-ticipant early on, he and Shari organized Club 204 in Port Orchard WA, played many tournaments around the country and several cruises, was a member of the ACC Board of Directors, and had earned both his Grand Master rating and Bronze Award. He and Shari had been married fif-ty-six years. A cribbage highlight of those years came at the Sands in Reno on the date of their fiftieth anniversary on Febru-ary 7, 2009, when Bob was high qualifier in the JPW main. Shari hopes to get “back in the game” soon and looks forward to seeing many of the friends they made over the years.

I N M E M O R Y O F C R I B B A G E F R I E N D S

Milestones!Send info about member birthdays

ending in a zero two months in advance to cribbage@iserv.net or PO Box 313, Ada MI 49301-0313.

Happy Birthday in November!90—Louis Manter (ME)

80—Alphonse Scarantino (MI)60—Jeff Raynes (NC)50—David Statz (MA)

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25 Years Ago in the ACC

The cover of the October 1990 Cribbage World an-nounced that Clay Collier (Beatrice NE) won the 1990 Grand National in Des Moines IA. Ray Boesel (Glenbuelah IA) won the consolation.

Elsewhere we read that Elmer Rasmussen (then of Waldport OR, now of Chehalis WA) won the Blue Mountain Open main. And Scott Kooistra (Yankton SD) won the national championship by posting 2,182 MRPs—a new ACC record!

The summer 2015 issue of Generations, a quarterly journal published by the New Brunswick Genealogical Society, contains an article describing some of the difficul-ties that Loyalists encountered during their departure from the newly formed United States.

Colonists who wanted to maintain their allegiance to King George were trans-ported via ship by the British from New York Harbor to St. John in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. One such Loyalist, Sarah Frost, maintained a diary throughout her travels. She traveled with her husband, son, and daughter during this exile. Her parents and siblings opted to remain in Connecticut as supporters of the American Revolution.

While on board the ship Two Sisters, Sarah’s diary entry for Monday, June 23, 1783, revealed the boredom of life aboard the ship:

It grows brighter towards noon, and the fog disappears rapidly. This afternoon we can see several of our fleet, and one of our ships came close alongside of us. Mr. Emslie says we are an [sic] hundred and forty miles from land now. The wind becomes more favorable, the fog seems to leave us and the sun looks very pleasant. Mr. Whitney and his wife, Mr. Frost and myself have been diverting ourselves with a few games of crib.Not only does this diary entry give ev-

idence that our great game was played in the American Colonies as early as 1783, but Sarah’s mention of the game by the word “crib” implies that it was well-known game.Thanks to Paul McFarland (Springfield VA) for calling this article to CW’s attention. Writ-ten by Stephen Davidson and entitled “Loy-alist Baggage Check,” the article appears in Generations 37.2 (summer 2015), pages 9–10.

Revolutionary Cribbage

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Cribbage Board of the MonthBY JAY FULWIDER

Jay Fulwider collects cribbage boards from his home in picturesque Washington State, where he also enjoys golf, fishing, and racquetball. His philosophy on the key to life: “Just keep your pegs moving.” Ideas for and questions about this column may be sent to him at budandotis@msn.com (put “Cribbage Board” in the subject line).

A few months ago I received an email from ACC member Carl

Vennes (WA-560). Carl is director of Lilac City Club 69 in Spokane WA. Carl’s brother bought a Saves Ar-gument cribbage board at a garage sale in Great Falls MT for $5. That is a great deal for a unique board.

My Saves Argument board in the photo is the same as Carl’s. It is a 121-point board that makes it al-

most impossible for a player to peg onto the wrong street. Each street of 30 points is on one of the four surfaces of a rotating track. When a player completes first street, he/she rotates the second street/track to the top and places their peg in the appropriate hole. Now the back peg is sticking out of the side until it’s time to leapfrog onto second street. This continues for all four streets and makes it very difficult to get onto the wrong street.

The Saves Argument board was

patented and manufactured in 1940 by S. C. Eddy of Kalamazoo MI. It may have been one of the first commercially produced 121-point boards.

To date, no one is sure about which board was the first manu-factured 121-point board. Howev-er, thanks to ACC member Haley Hintze (IL-991), we probably know when the first 121-point board was

designed and patented. Haley wrote a cover article for the October 2012 Cribbage World and detailed the December 17, 1878, patent issued to H. B. Dennison of Massachusetts for a 121-point continuous play crib-bage board. Dennison went on to produce a 61-point board, but as far as we know, he never produced the 121-point board. Ha-ley speculates that might have been be-cause there was not

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enough demand for the board and it would have been much more ex-pensive to make. Haley also thought that 1878 might have been early in the transition from the original five-card 61-point game to the game we all know and play now.

One additional note on the 121-point game. Most of you know that Joseph P. Wergin, one of the

founders and first president of the ACC, designed and produced some of the first “tournament long boards” that we play on today. You can check out one of his boards on our ACC website (cribbage.org). Click on Cribbage World and go to the February 2012 issue and scroll to my article on page 16. CW

Bridge made the news recently. First, a major cheating scandal was exposed by a Norwegian player (to read the September 23 Newsweek story entitled “Big, Rich Cheaters?” go to newsweek.com and search for “bridge scandal”). And then a Brit-ish court ruled that bridge is not a competitive sport and therefore ineligible for government financing to teach the game in schools (to read the October 15 New York Times story entitled “Competitive Bridge Is Not a Sport,” go to nytimes.com and search for “British ruling bridge”). This recent negative news can be offset by a positive story from 2011, in which bridge was being taught to New York students (to read the April 24, 2011, New York Times story entitled “For Students Raised on iPods,” go to nytimes.com and search for “Students Raised iPods”).

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August 30 (12 + 40 MRPs) and then parlayed this southern experience into his first main win—Grand National 34 on September19–20 (20 + 252 MRPs).

Jason’s last four matches were against some of the ACC’s best and most experienced players. In the round of six-teen, he defeated Life Master Catherine Perkins (Bear Creek NC), who won the 2003 Grand National in Sioux Falls SD, also directed by Kooistra. In the quarterfinals he manhandled Master Troy Thorson (Loveland CO). In the semifinals he took down high qualifier Bill Shoemaker. And in the finals he managed to squeak by two-time former Central Region champion Life Master () Beth Widener (Reno NV).

The decisive game in the finals turned on a key deal halfway through the fifth game. Jason was dealing in hole 64, and Beth was in hole 68. Jason dealt himself 5-5-6-7-9-9. With several valid discard options here, he decided to throw 9-9 to his crib. The cut was a 5, and the pegging went like this:

Beth 10 5 (20-for-2) [go] 10 8

(26-for-1)

Jason 5 (15-for-2)

5 (25-for-6)

6 (31-for-2)

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Cover Story—continued from page 1

Thirteen California peggers played in the midweek Cornhusker Cribbage Classic in Omaha NE right before this year’s Grand National in Yankton SD. And, what a showing they had in Corn Country! Six of the thirteen qualified in the main tourney, six of ten qualified in the consolation, while four—Life Master (3) Jim Langley (Red Bluff CA), Life Master () Tom Langford (McKinleyville CA), Grand Master Rick Shea (Eureka CA), and Master Margaret Fanucchi (Sebastopol CA)—qualified in both the main and consolation. Life Master Pamela Pomeroy (Norwalk CA) took second in the main; Jim Langley and Life Master Peggy Shea (Eureka CA) ended up one-two in the consolation; and Langley won All Events, as the Golden State ruled Husker Nation!C continued on next page

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Roommates Rule—Again!

Last year at Grand Na-tional 33 in Phoenix AZ,

two roommates did very well. Life Master (2) Larry Phifer (Raleigh NC) won the main, and Life Master Robert Milk (Queen Creek AZ) won the con.

This year’s GN also had a dynamic roommate dual. Life Master () Bill Shoemaker (Bloomfield CT) qualified #1 and took third, while Grand Master Bob Fitzgerald

(East Hartford CT) qualified #2 and

finished fifth.

Best in Show!After all the scorecards were turned in, it’s time to award the top all-around player at Grand National 34 (based on point totals and not on match play results). Congrat-ulations to Donna Aird (Gladstone MI). In a 31-hour period, here is what Donna accomplished:

event Donna’s score rank

Friday afternoon 16/7 +123 8th

Friday night 17/8 +149 2nd

Saturday main 30/14 +101 40th

Saturday night 19/8 +160 1stWhat a great run of cards played ex-

pertly! Donna’s total for these four tourna-ments was 37–12, with eight skunks, for a total of 82/37 +533! For her efforts, Donna wins a trophy for best all-around player, plus a plaque for winning Saturday night.

With 10 pegging points, a 17-hand, and a 4-point crib, Jason surged to a lead and never looked back.

On Sunday, Master Don Urban (Marengo IL), age 75, was high qualifier in the 164-player Grand National con-solation with 21/9 + 141 (ten games). He then went all the way to the finals before he lost to a 40-year-old young-ster, the 2015 Rookie of the Year Jeremy Krieger (Salem OR).

Other winners during the Grand National weekend were the following:

Thursday night Roger Dickinson (Olalla WA)

Friday afternoon Lee Dillon (Taunton MA)

GRTOC Tim Krawford (Green Bay WI)

Friday night 20 Mary Skole (Westminster CO)

Friday night 50 Robert Russ (Helena MT)

Saturday night Donna Aird (Gladstone MI)As with all tournaments directed by Scott

Kooistra, Grand National 34 was a rip-roaring success. Thanks to raffles and to sponsors that Scott lined up—Yankton Convention and Visi-tors Bureau, Budweiser, and South Dakota Lot-tery—the payback for each event was 100%!

The ACC and its players thank Scott for his dedicated efforts on behalf of the organi-zation. CW

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ANNUAL AWARDS

The ACC’s annual awards banquet was held in conjunction with Grand National 34 in Yankton SD on September 19. On this night, we honored members who achieved various milestones in sanctioned tournaments, Grass Roots clubs, and internet tourneys throughout the 2014–2015 cribbage season. Many of the award winners have been listed in Cribbage World throughout the year, so the following list consists of major awards and those whose names haven’t yet been noted in print.

ACC TOURNAMENT AWARDS ACC National Champion• Duane Toll (Sutherlin OR)

All American Team• Duane Toll (Sutherlin OR)• Roland Hall (Napa CA)• Larry Phifer (Raleigh NC)• Cy Madrone (Santa Barbara CA)• David Aiken (Ada MI)• Ronald Morgan (Reno NV)• Keith Widener (Clemmons NC)• Tom Langford (McKinleyville CA)• Jeanne Jelke (Redding CA)• Beth Widener (Green Bay WI)

All Star Team—Western Region• Bob Bartosh (Sacramento CA)• Clay Lindgren (Reno NV)

All Star Team—Central Region• Terry Weber (Madison WI)• Emilio Perez (Waukegan IL)• Donald Flesch (Brookfield WI)• Jeff Shimp (Grand Haven MI)• Arthur Loveland (South Lyon MI)• Doug Page (Oostburg WI)

All Star Team—Eastern Region• David Campbell (Parsonsfield ME)• Cynthia Wark (Exeter NH)• Jerry Hardy (Topsham ME)• Donna LaFleur (Bristol CT)• Robert Milk (Essex Junction VT)

• Robert Medeiros (Dorchester MA)

Life Master (2)• Donna LaFleur (Bristol CT)• Jeff Shimp (Grand Haven MI)• Cy Madrone (Santa Barbara CA)• Larry Phifer (Raleigh NC)• Willie Evans (Kennewick WA)

Life Master ()• Gene Biegler (West Bend WI)• Emilio Perez (Waukegan IL)• Henry Douglass (Reidsville NC)• Tom Langford (McKinleyville CA)• Beth Widener (Green Bay WI)

Life Master• David Aiken (Ada MI)• Frank Reddy (Winthrop MA)• James A. Clark (Livermore CA)• Jim McKnight (Palm Springs CA)• David R. O’Neil (Clarkston GA)• Norman Nikodym (Ontario CA)• Margery Clark (Bend OR)• Peggy Shea (Eureka CA)• William P. O’Malley (Salem OR)• Howard L. Terry (Indialantic FL)

Grand Master• Jerry Hardy (Topsham ME)• Peter A. Jackson (Chico CA)• Roy Wong (Honolulu HI)• Harold Cook (Wareham MA)• Michael D. Green (Yuba City CA)

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• Dean Bauman (Newport OR)• Terry Weber (Madison WI)• John Schafer (Battle Creek MI)• Christy Lens (Carmel CA)• Tom Green (Franklin WI)• Michael Burnham (Cartersville GA)

Rookie of the Year• Jeremy Krieger (Salem OR)

GRASS ROOTS AWARDS Grass Roots National Champion• Peggy Shea (Eureka CA)

Grass Roots Division 1 Champion• Peggy Shea (Eureka CA)

Grass Roots Division 2 Champion• Lee Chambers (Albany OR)

Grass Roots Division 3 Champion• Warren A. Gallagher (Mesa AZ)

Grass Roots Division 4 Champion• Jerry Russell (Jonesboro GA)

Grass Roots Gold• Nolan A. Johnson (Madison WI)• Charlie Douthit (Cheyenne WY)• John A. McCready (Revere MA)• Jeff Shimp (Grand Haven MI)• Jeanne Hofbauer (Washougal WA)• Bill Hill (Hermiston OR)• Gerald Gruber (Minneapolis MN)• Clair E. Morse (Bend OR)• Donald Flesch (Brookfield WI)• Jerome Fischer (Willard WI)• Jim Lunder (Cape Canaveral FL)• Jackie Doppelt (Vacaville CA)• Richard H. West (Bellingham MA)• Fred L. White (Gloucester MA)• Dennis Moore (Napa CA)

INTERNET AWARDS Internet Champion• Mike Fetchel (Durham CT)

All Internet Team• Mike Fetchel (Durham CT)• Daniel Crete (Hudson NH)• Sam Sinram (Ankeny IA)• Sue Edwards (Denver CO)• John Schafer (Battle Creek MI)• Bradley Gronli (Tallahassee FL)• Richard May (Waukegan IL)• Gary Brandt (Hot Springs Village AR)• Anthony Yaeger (Ponte Vedra Beach FL)• John Dellarsina (El Cajon CA)

Life eMaster• William MacMillan (Cheyenne WY)• Kelly Ann Burgar (Edmonton AB)

Grand eMaster• Elizabeth Miller (Plymouth MN)• Patricia Gossett (Troutdale OR)• Sue Edwards (Denver CO)• Ronald E. Boulé (Sheridan OR)• Nancy R. Roncetti (Wyncote PA)

OTHER AWARDS President’s Award• Todd D. Schaefer & Diane Waite

(Oakdale MN)

Outstanding Western Region Volunteers• James H. Morrow (Sunnyside WA)• Lorne Tanton (Edmonton AB)

Outstanding Central Region Volunteers• Dan Graf (Sioux Falls SD)• Richard Frost (Berlin WI)

Outstanding Eastern Region Volunteers• Paula & Henry Bergeron (Webster NH)• Albert N. Miller (Nashua NH)

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Meet Julie Edwards (missjulie)I’ve been a TD on ecrib since July 2012 and an ACC TD from about the same time. I and my two black kitties, Joker and

Crash (do ya think I’m obsessed with ecribbage much!), live in a sweet little home in Spokane WA. Hosting the ACC tourneys is a wonderful chal-lenge because we frequently get first-

time ecribbage.com players! They’re fun to work with, and watching them learn to appreciate the greatness of our site is re-warding. Saying hello and making friends with players I’ve hosted many times before makes me feel like I’m part of a family.

Player of the MonthWith 219 IRPs in September, the player of the month is Sue Edwards (CO434sue).

New eMaster (2,000 IRPs)Todd D. Wolfley (Darth_Tater)

New Life eMaster (6,000 IRPs)Rick Allen (Excitations)

INTERNETCribbage IRPs B Y TA M M Y G I B B O N S

internet director // maggiesweet@gmail.com

internet.standingsrank IRPs name

1 307 Kelly Ann Burgar2 244 Sue Edwards3 228 Rick Allen

4T 205 Kris Bailey4T 205 William MacMillan6 189 Sam Sinram7 174 Tom Langford8 161 Nancy Roncetti

9T 153 Daniel Crete9T 153 Mike Fetchel

internet.scheduleInternet tournaments are held throughout the week. Log on to cribbage.org/internet and click “Tournament Schedule” in the right column to see the sched-ule. Anyone can play in ACC internet tourneys, but to earn IRPs you must be an ACC member with a screen name certified for internet tourneys. Register at cribbage.org/internet/reg.asp. Log in at least ten minutes before start time.

From the CW Time Capsule . . .

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AlaskaGary A. Boddy (Sitka)Christine J. Grimm-Vice

(Juneau)Elaine Laux (Palmer)Tim Whiting (Juneau)

ArizonaLloyd Moran (Sun City West)

CaliforniaJames Afdahl (Laguna Woods)Charlie Amsden (Fremont)Tina Elledge (Red Bluff)Tracy Ferguson (West

Sacramento)Shelley Halloday (Napa)Francine Kozkodin (Fair Oaks)Bernard Levine (Chico)Geoffrey Long (Lower Lake)Justin Mitchell (Eureka)Theresa Muth (Redding)Adam Rusin (Napa)Dan Scroggins (Red Bluff)James Turman (Sacramento)Dianne Wilford (Cool)Donald A. Wilford (Cool)Robert E. Wright (Turlock)

ColoradoTerry Ackerson (Grand Junction)Elizabeth Guy (Colorado

Springs)Anthony Hober (Grand

Junction)Harvey LeCato (Colorado

Springs)Connecticut

Bob Murray (East Windsor)Florida

Jim Davenport (Pensacola)Paul Lyubanovits (Pensacola)Frederick McMann (Sanford)

GeorgiaJill Torrini (Atlanta)

IdahoDon Sonke (Nampa)

IllinoisKen Blumberg (Collinsville)John Bright (Collinsville)Susan Molitor (Collinsville)

LouisianaJoseph Hays (Shreveport)

MaineCarlyle Foss (Plymouth)Teresa M. Mead (Windham)Todd A. Mead (Windham)

ManitobaSherry Bauldiic (Winnipeg)

MassachusettsJudith Jackson (North Easton)Joyce I. Keay (East Falmouth)Jane Vatalaro (North Easton)David Waterman (Centerville)

MichiganCathy Ardelean (Auburn Hills)Nathan Arent (Benton Harbor)

MinnesotaBob Busker (Duluth)Red Conoryea (Saint Paul)Doris Hall (Plymouth)Dick Harren (Saint Paul)Gary Wietman (Esko)

MissouriNicole McLeod (Augusta)Steven McLeod (Augusta)

MontanaSandra L. Francom (Belt)Elizabeth Johnson (Clancy)James Knutson (Great Falls)Boni Scott (Billings)

NebraskaShirley Jenkins (Omaha)Donald T. Wilson (Omaha)NevadaBarbara Getchell (Pahrump)Harry Getchell (Pahrump)Ellin Svarczkopf (Henderson)North CarolinaMatt Smith (Pleasant Garden)

OregonBruce Hammond (Salem)Teri Harris (Brookings)Harvey A. Johnson (Salem)Sandy Malcom (Medford)Suzanne McNally (Gresham)Norman Paulier (Lincoln City)Lynette Perry (Baker City)Aloma Pruett (Dallas)Craig Smith (Gresham)Lenard D. Smith (Brookings)Linda S. Smith (Brookings)Dona Faye Suek (Canby)

PennsylvaniaMike Fleming (Philadelphia)

Rhode IslandCynthia Bridgham (West

Warwick)South Dakota

James Holsworth (Rapid City)Robert E. Jensen (Irene)Michele Markos (Sioux Falls)Nick Markos (Sioux Falls)

WashingtonTom Carter (Spokane Valley)Robert Danielson (Benton City)John Morelli (Spokane)Peggy Thyrian (Renton)LouAnna Valentine (Vancouver)

WisconsinKen Geiger (Appleton)William Haack (Nekoosa)

WyomingJim Rosso (Cheyenne)

New Members

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Internet long matches are run every other month. Matches are played over the internet. The first player to win 11 games wins the match and advances in the bracket. The cost is $20, and optional side pools are offered, with 100% payback of all money. For more info, contact Jeff Gardner (wsucards@yahoo.com).

Long Match Resultslong match winner runner-up semifinalists

Internet LM Valerie Nozick (Seattle WA)

Suzanne Lamoureux (Edmonton AB)

Tom Gole (Grand Rapids MI) Haley Hintze (Carpentersville IL)

• • • • • • • • • • • • LONG MATCH LEDGER • • • • • • • • • • • •by Brion Neeley (bneeleyaz@gmail.com or 602.525.3919)

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GAME ONYouth Teaching Tip

When teaching kids how to play cribbage, under-

stand that it is a slow process for them to make the many deci-

sions required once the cards are dealt. Students must decide

which cards to keep and throw, how to proceed during the peg-

ging process, and calculate the points in their hands and cribs.

Please be a patient teacher. Rushing or pushing them to play at

a quicker pace before they are ready will only turn them off to

the game. When kids begin their first solo attempts at playing a

game, expect it to take an hour or more to get to the out hole.

In these situations, consider declaring a winner after 61 holes.

Youth NewsThe ninth annual Michael Burns Granite City Youth Cribbage

Tournament was played in April, with twenty-seven players par-

ticipating from across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Tobias Ellis

(St. Cloud MN), grandson of ACC member Fran Diedrich, was

the top qualifier. Nick Shepherd (Blair WI) beat his older sister,

Jordan Shepherd (children of ACC members Penny and Steve

Shepherd), in the finals, with Jordan ending in the dead hole.

Nick earned a $500 scholarship, while Jordan picked up $250!

Tobias Ellis and Heily Jongeward finished 3-4 and will receive

$100 scholarships for their fine efforts. Jerry Jansky organized

the event at the St. Cloud Moose Club, and a pizza party was

sponsored by Domino’s Pizza. The ACC, St. Cloud Metro Lions,

and Dan Selke continue to provide tons of financial support. We

could not do this without the volunteers, thanks so much!

Bob Joslin (Lakeville MN) reports that at the past two week-

end events he attended he saw former youth tournament players

Andrew Scheneman and Kyle Cuppy as active ACC members.

Says Bob: “Wonderful to see the younger generation learning

the game and becoming members of our great organization.”

A committee has been selected with Valerie Sumner as

chair to help review and present recommendations for our Ju-

nior Member Program, including the implementation of a youth

Master Point system. Stay tuned.

by Dan Zeisler

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The President’s Columnb y J e a n n e H o f b a u e r

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Sometimes things done with the best of intentions do not succeed in accomplish-ing the intended goal. I believe that this occurred at the Board of Directors meet-ing in Yankton in October. In an attempt to clarify the definition of Q-pool, things have been made even more confusing.

I have been an ACC member since 1985. Of course I needed a few expla-nations when I started out too. When I asked what the Q-pool was, the explana-tion given to me was: there are two parts to the most common tournament for-mat, the round robin. The first part is the qualifying round, the second is the playoff round. Your entry fee will cover prizes paid for the playoff round. But if you want to earn anything for the qualifying round, you must get into the Q-pool. Each in-dividual tournament director has the op-tion as to how to pay out the prizes in an ACC tournament, and that includes the Q-pool. This information is to be stated on the tournament flyer.

Over the years, Q-pools have developed into different forms. Some are graduated pools that pay out at different ratios, such as one in six or one in eight, which means that only a higher segment of qualifiers get paid. Some are insurance pools, where everyone who enters the pool and qualifies gets an equal share or a graduated share. Some board members thought this was confusing to you, the members. So they

voted to change the terminology. Now a Q-pool can only be called such if it is shared by all qualifiers who have entered it. The graduated Q-pool must now be called a “side pool.”

Having attended many tournaments in different areas, I am familiar with side pools. They are usually not handled by the tournament director or codirector, but by a person who either does it of their own volition, or has been asked to do it by the director. A side pool is not usually list-ed on the flyer, so is not prepaid. There is no method of accountability of it; it is normally not posted at the tournament, and it is not reported to the Tournament Commissioners.

Personally, I feel that not only has the BOD underestimated you, but they have also muddied the waters instead of clarify-ing them. And I believe that we are another step closer to micromanaging tournament directors, who do not need it. Tournament directors have sets of rules and guidelines, which most adhere to rather well.

I feel that a mistake has been made with the above described action. I would like to know how you, the membership, feels. Even if you disagree with me, let me know. If I am wrong about this, I will stand cor-rected. My email ad-dress is roynjean@teleport.com.

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HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONSThe ACC’s Hall of Fame was established in 1982 to recognize members who ex-celled in playing the grand old game and/or contributed to the advancement of the American Cribbage Congress. Each year, the ACC membership is invited to nomi-nate candidates worthy of inclusion in the HOF. Here are the nominating criteria:1.Nominations must be submitted by

mail or email (maximum of one side of a letter-size page) to the address below. Nominations may be made only by a current ACC member, and the nomi-nation page must include the name of the person doing the nominating.

2. An individual nominated for the Hall of Fame must meet the following man-datory criteria. He/she must . . .a. be a member in good standing for

seven consecutive years or have been a member in good standing for a minimum of five consecutive years until death intervened.

b. have displayed and complied with the rules of ethical play.

c. have displayed and complied with standards of good sportsmanship.

3. In addition, to be eligible for nomina-tion, a candidate is required to meet at least three of the following criteria. He/she must have . . .a. promoted the game of cribbage

and/or served the ACC by specific acts of accomplishment as specified in the nominating letter.

b. established his/her expertise by be-ing rated a Master player or higher.

c. established his/her expertise by be-ing rated Bronze Award or higher in the Grass Roots program.

d. served as a tournament director of

an ACC sanctioned tournament for a minimum of five years.

e. served as a Grass Roots club direc-tor for a minimum of five years.

f. served as a member of the Board of Directors of the ACC for a mini-mum of four years.

4. Exceptions to or exemptions from the above criteria must be initiated by a current member of the BOD.

The call for HOF nominations appears an-nually in the November Cribbage World. Nominations must be submitted in writ-ing and postmarked by December 10.

The HOF chair-person will review all letters of nomination for compliance with the nominating criteria and mail copies of each letter to the HOF voting panel (composed of twenty-five BOD members plus three panel members selected by each BOD member). The ballots will be counted in Reno prior to the February BOD meeting.

Nominees must receive 75% or more positive votes to be elected to the HOF. If no one receives 75%, then the one person (or persons, if a tie) who receives as least 65% of the votes will be elected to the HOF. Induction into the HOF will take place at the Grand National tournament.

Mail nominations to:

Patrick BarrettChair, HOF Committee5821 Griffith AvenueWisconsin Rapids WI 54494-9056

phone: 715.424.5059email: gnxvibarrett@gmail.com

Dead-line:

Dec. 10

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Can’t wait for your TOC invitation to show up in the email? If you have met at least one of the criteria listed below, then you have qualified to play in this invita-tion-only event and can begin to make your travel arrangements to Reno NV. All criteria apply to the cribbage season ending on July 31, 2015.

If you earn a one-year invitation more than one way, you cannot split them up to provide multiple invitations stretched over consecutive years. After a one-year invitation is used—even if you met mul-tiple one-year criteria—then you have to requalify the next year.

Two other requirements must be met in order to play in the TOC: (1) you must be an ACC member in good standing, and (2) you must be age 21 by February 12, 2016 (a deferment is available if you are not 21 by this date).

one-year invitation • top sixteen finishers in the 2015 TOC• anyone with as many MRPs as the

50th-rated player in any region• top 10% of internet players

two-year invitation • winner of a sanctioned event (main or

consolation)• Grass Roots club champions• top 10% of Grass Roots players in each

of four divisions• GRNT winner• GRRT winners

three-year invitation • top 50 rated players from each region

ten-year invitation • winner of TOC

automatic invitation • anyone reaching Master rating by July

31, 2015• anyone reaching Bronze rating by May

31, 2015• anyone reaching eMaster rating by July

31, 2015Direct questions to TOC director Don Hannula at 906.370.9107 or dhannula@chartermi.net. CW

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Two club champions were erroneously re-ported on page 30 of the September Crib-bage World. The real club champs are listed below. The entire CW editorial staff, the Grass Roots commissioner and statistician, the ACC Board of Directors, and Sir John Suckling regret these errors.• Club 106: Michael Morgan (Forney TX)• Club 120: Elliott Havitz (Wisconsin

Rapids WI)

Club 71 (Grand Rapids MI) has chosen a new club name: Beer City Peggers. Other names in contention were Legion of Peg-gers (we play at the American Legion) and Pone Stars. The winning name was submit-ted by club member Bill Homrich, and he wins free entry into our GRRT this fall. submitted by David Aiken

Lake Superior Shufflers Club 399 (Du-luth MN)—on October 22 Al Brosk-ovetz scored a grand slam 19/9, and two 28-hands were recorded by Bino Villones and Bob Busker. submitted by Gordy Jurek

Hematites Club 368 (Ishpeming MI)—on our first night of the season, September 9, we had twenty-two players, and Thomas Butcher had a grand slam 19/9! submitted by Penny Strongman

Alaska Club 177 (Anchorage AK)—Gary Mathes missed a grand slam by one spread point on September 16 when he lost the first game after registering a 28-hand! He took first with 16/8 +85, outscoring Steve

Yates, who turned in 16/7 +119. submit-ted by Arlene Carle

Club 1 (Madison WI)—on September 17 both Tony Supanich and Don Wolf held a heart flush, and the turn card was also a heart! submitted by Don Wolf

Club 124 (Richmond VA) had ten play-ers on our first night of the season. Five of them won six games each. The other five players won one, two three, four, and five games respectively. We have not seen this in twenty years of club play. submitted by Jim Tanner

Spokane Peggers Club 377 (Spokane WA)—on September 3 a new player, John Morelli, got a 28-hand in game eight in his first ever sanctioned play. We hadn’t even had a chance to mail in his ACC fee yet! Congratulations, John. You are hooked now. submitted by Mike Crume

Halifax Area Club 230 (Ormond Beach FL)—on September 8 Frank and Amanda Moquin ran wild. Amanda skunked two people, and Frank skunked three. They finished with 15. submitted by Paul Barnes

Two Rivers Club 224 (Grand Junction CO)—we were delighted to present three members their Bronze Awards from the 2014–15 season. Keith Oliver, Virginia Simonetti, and Dan Vogel were greeted with a decorated cake, certificates, and

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beautiful awards. submitted by Barbara Chaplik

Midtown Cribbage Club 199 (Greenwood WI)—on the fifth week of play, seven of the twenty-five players had scores of 13/6. The third and fourth place players each had 13/6 +40. The fifth and sixth place players each scored 13/6 +21. And on the sixth week of play, guess what? The fifth and sixth place players had scores of 12/6 +11. Is this weird or what? submitted by Sandy Hinker

Cribbage Club of Southeast Michigan Club 295 (Rochester Hills MI)—the published odds for a 28-hand are 15,028 to 1. In the past four weeks of play our club has had three 28-hands. On Septem-ber 23 Sharon Weaver had a 28-hand on her first night of play. On October 7 Dolly Diehr had a 28-hand playing against Barb Elenbaas. And a week later following the presentation of the 28-hand certificate to Dolly, Laurie Sagal scored a 28 on her first hand of the first game again playing against Barb Elenbaas. submitted by Roger Peterson

Cribbadiers Club 20 (Hickory NC)—on September 8 Larry Parker got the sought after 29-hand. Then on September 15 Elaine Billow got a grand slam at our week-ly tournament. submitted by Carole Reising

Twin City Peggers Club 240 (St. Paul MN)—Brett Brunner achieved his Silver Award on October 21. On October 7 Earl Fox had a grand slam 18/9 +140. submitted by Dan Taylor

Kenosha Cribbage Club 197 (Kenosha WI)—on October 7 Emilio Perez recruited three new players from Indiana he found

sitting at the bar at the Brat Stop, where our club meets. After they were assigned their seats and were dealt the cards, one guest asked: “Why did he put two cards on my side of the table?” Answer: “That’s your crib.” Next question: “What’s a crib?” They thought they were playing in a Texas Hold ’Em tournament. We refunded their entry fees and they left. Surprisingly, they didn’t ask what the board was for! submitted by Don Urban

Club 100 (Napa CA) has a new motto: “More Wine, Less Whine.” The artwork was donated by Aram Chakerian who is with the Napa Valley Vintners. It was origi-

nally a birthday present to him created by a talented woman he works with. In turn, he passed it on to club director Denny Moore (who enjoys a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon every afternoon), telling Denny: “It was made for you!” submitted by Denny Moore

Club 261 (Edmonton AB)—our turnout on September 30 was small, but the eve-ning wasn’t lacking in fireworks. It’s been too long to recall the last grand slam scored on a club night, but it was finally accom-

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plished by Lorne Tanton with a sweet 19/9 card. His final victim, Debbie Willard, is a new member to our group this season, and we all extend a warm welcome to her. We’re fairly confident the warmest welcome would be from Lorne however! submitted by Gary Wirth

Chippewa Valley Club 284 (Eau Claire WI)—well rested over the summer, Max Ulberg has led off our season with 44 GRPs

in our first four weeks of play, while the three players (a Bronze Award winner and our club’s only two Silver Award winners) who finished first, second, and third in the race for club champion last season have amassed a total of 14 GRPs between them! On week two, Sue Larson had three of the four 24-hands scored that night, includ-ing two of them back-to-back in a game she won by 65 points. submitted by Terry Pederson

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latimes.com A cool story in the Octo-ber 9 Los Angles Times featured Surf City 29ers Club 164 (Huntington Beach CA). An accompanying photo showed J. J.

Stansfield (Costa Mesa CA) and Barry Mednick (Yorba Linda CA) going head to head. To read the article, go to latimes.com and search for “Stansfield pegs.”

cool stuff we found on the webhttp://www.google.com

Don’t Throw Away Your Old Cribbage WorldWhen you done reading Cribbage World take it with you on your next trip to a doctor’s waiting room, an auto repair shop waiting room, a com-munity center, and so on, where it can be read by others.

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Many players make the mistake of playing the last hand of the game exactly like the first hand. Let’s examine an example. You are dealer, and both players are at 113. You keep 7-8-9-10, and a 10 is cut. The opponent leads a 4. What do you play? During the normal course of the game, I would play the 9—assuming it’s more likely that the pone is holding an Ace or 3 rather than a 2. But in this case, with opponent needing 8 to win, I am not worried about an Ace because if opponent has an Ace-4 combination with the 10 cut, she is likely out anyway. Here I want to protect against any hand where an opponent is searching for pegs. Just think how sick you will be if you play the 9 on the opening lead, and opponent ends up having 2-4-6-7!

Life Master (2) Rob Medeiros pegs up a storm in Dorchester MA. Send questions and comments to him at mrob2199@aol.com.

The Inside Trackby Rob Medeiros ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• •••••••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• •••••

• Election of executive officers: Jeanne Hofbauer (president), Todd Schae-fer (executive VP), David Campbell (VP-operations), and Keith Widener (VP-policy) were reelected unopposed. Jeff Shimp and Terry Weber were candidates for member-at-large, and Weber was elected.

• By unanimous vote the 2018 Grand National was awarded to Milwaukee WI, to be directed by Terry Weber at Crowne Plaza on September 18–23, 2018.

• To help alleviate the ACC’s financial situation, the following changes will take place on January 1, 2016: (a) the sanction fee for mains will go to $3/person and a sanction fee of $1/person will begin for consolations; (b) no new life memberships will be sold; and (c) ACC dues will raise to $20/year for individuals and $25/year for joint membership.

• A new HOF election procedure was implemented: if no one receives 75% of the votes from the HOF panelists, then the one person (or persons, if a tie) who receives as least 65% of the votes will be elected to HOF.

• Q-pools were defined as “pays 1-in-4”; side pools pay other ratios.• Ross Njaa (Salinas CA) was appointed as a senior judge in the Western

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1 260 Michael McCammon, OR 1 216 David Aiken, MI 1 334 John Campanella, MA2 240 Jackie Doppelt, CA 2 206 Arthur Loveland, MI 2 290 Mike Fetchel, CT3 231 Edward Angell, CO 3 200 Betty Briggs, MI 3 246 William Shoemaker, CT4 227 Dennis Moore, CA 4 164 Terry Weber, WI 4 213 Jerry Hardy, ME5 221 Bob Bartosh, CA 5 161 Dave Yaeger, MO 5 203 Donna LaFleur, CT6 210 Roland Hall, CA 5 161 Clay Collier, NE 6 198 Keith Widener, NC7 196 Ronald Logan, ID 7 135 Tom Briski, WI 7 169 Fred White, MA8 190 Rick Baird, OR 7 135 Michael Henze, IA 8 161 Albert Miller, NH9 187 Nancy Hawkins, WA 9 130 Edward Kniffen, SD 9 158 John Rooney, MA

10 182 Steve Lamphere, OR 10 120 Bob Kiley, WI 10 147 Michael Burnham, GA11 175 Duane Toll, OR 11 115 Joseph Hays, LA 11 146 Robert Milk, VT12 172 Warren Gallagher, AZ 12 114 Doug Page, WI 12 135 Robert Wahlgren, MA13 170 James Clark, CA 12 114 Allen Karr, WI 13 130 Jim Lunder, FL14 162 Doris Sanders, AB 14 105 Emilio Perez, IL 14 128 Robert Kaplan, MA15 160 Ian Symons, OR 15 95 Jerry Newhouse, WI 15 123 Jimmy Jaynes, FL16 148 Roger Wilson, CO 15 95 Brenda Carson, MI 16 120 Richard West, MA17 145 Jay Shaffer, CA 15 95 Joe Clarke, NE 17 117 Fred Blanc, MA18 140 Michael Duffy, CA 18 85 Raymond Yaeger, MN 18 116 Peter Legendre, ME19 137 Erik Locke, OR 18 85 Dennis Koehler, WI 19 114 Richard Nourse, MA20 135 Jeanne Hofbauer, WA 20 83 Michael Morgan, TX 20 112 Joan Fletcher, CT21 121 Clay Lindgren, NV 21 80 Haley Hintze, IL 21 110 Susan Jaynes, FL22 120 Frank Ornie, OR 22 79 William Aho, MN 22 104 Paul Batterson, CT22 120 Mark Fletcher, WA 23 78 John Swett, IL 23 103 Mathew Piechota, MA24 118 Bill Press, CA 24 72 Darlene Johnson, MN 23 103 Frank Corrado, CT25 112 Paul Gregson, CA 24 72 Jerome Tork, WI 25 102 Paula Bergeron, NH26 110 Stewart Kelly, WA 26 70 Brian Gjelhaug, MN 26 100 Carl Squire, GA26 110 Willie Evans, WA 26 70 Mike Workman, TX 27 95 Jack Chandler, MA28 105 Todd Malmgren, OR 26 70 Earl Fox, MN 28 92 Philip Denoncourt, NH28 105 James Langley, CA 26 70 Larry Leidenheimer, MN 29 85 Cynthia Wark, NH28 105 George Mackie, WA 30 69 Jack Foster, MN 30 84 Richard Andrew, NH28 105 Luther Lord, CA 31 67 Michelle Gryka, MI 30 84 Cynthia Sestito, MA32 104 Montana Conell, MT 32 66 Todd Schaefer, MN 32 82 Jere Huyck, NH33 102 Jennifer Bolles, CA 33 62 Daniel Betz, MI 32 82 James Ready, MA34 100 Terry Hatto, AB 33 62 Dan Taylor, MN 34 79 Harold Cook, MA35 98 Tom Langford, CA 33 62 Joan Rein, WI 35 77 Phil Martin, CT36 97 Dennis Johnston, CA 36 61 Daniel Pluff, MN 36 72 Nancy Riccio, MA37 96 Cy Madrone, CA 37 57 Joyce Dennis, MI 36 72 Rick Montague, MA38 91 Ronald Morgan, NV 38 52 Richard Horvath, WI 36 72 Roger Bouchard, CT39 90 Michael Hurley, CA 38 52 Jason Matheny, TX 39 70 Kevin Murray, MD39 90 Cathy Rendon, CA 38 52 Bernard Herro, WI 39 70 Sal Scolaro, MA39 90 Jeanne Jelke, CA 41 51 Laura Johnson, MN 41 69 Raymond Cook, MA39 90 John Blake, OR 41 51 Jennifer Matheny, TX 42 67 Lee Dillon, MA39 90 Beth Widener, NV 43 49 Les Hotchkiss, WI 42 67 George Bryer, MA44 85 Richard Shea, CA 44 48 Ellen Kutz, WI 42 67 Janice Blanc, MA45 82 Skip White, OR 44 48 Dale Magedanz, WI 45 63 Al Gaudreau, MA46 81 Dean Bauman, OR 46 46 Howard Buggs, WI 45 63 David Statz, MA47 79 Robert Russ, MT 47 42 Kevin McMullen, TX 45 63 Ed Ciccone, MA48 77 Margaret Fanucchi, CA 47 42 James Heemstra, WI 48 62 Jerome Kelliher, FL48 77 Dan David, ID 47 42 Rod Mandler, MN 48 62 Mark Mano, FL48 77 Gerald Hahn, OR 47 42 Robert Chase, MN 50 61 Mary Burlington, MA48 77 Milton Goodman, CA

Tournament TrailC A L E N D A R O F S A N C T I O N E D E V E N T S

ACC Tournament Commissioners

Western Region Central Region Eastern Region

Roy Hofbauer 30937 NE 23rd St

Washougal WA 98671 360.835.3623

roynjean@teleport.com

Patrick Barrett 5821 Griffith Ave

Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494 715.424.5059

gnxvibarrett@gmail.com

David Campbell 1321 North Rd

Parsonsfield ME 04047 207.730.2051

acccribbage@aol.comUnless otherwise indicated, tournaments (a) are round-robin format, (b) include a consolation, and (c) are singles competition. Most generally have satellite events. Details are accurate at time of publication, but check with the tournament director

before making travel plans. For more information, visit cribbage.org.

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HI u Oct. 31–Nov. 1, Abe Kealoha MemorialHonBlue, 501 Sumner St, Honolulu HI. TD: Alice Souza (808.343.3023)WA u Oct. 30–Nov. 1, World ChampionshipsChautauqua Lodge, 304 14th St NW, Long Beach WA 98631. TD: James Morrow (509.830.2318), & Jason HofbauerWI u Oct. 30–Nov. 1, Northwoods TourneyLake of the Torches Casino (888.599.9200), 510 Old Abe Rd, Lac Du Flambeau WI 54538. TD: Tom Drexler (715.305.4956)MA u Nov. 1, Bickford MemorialDante Club, 1198 Memorial Ave, West Springfield MA 01089. TD: Catherine Spadoni (413.348.8524) & Joan Fletcher

SRT CLUSTER

CA u Nov. 4–6, Susanville Fall ClassicDiamond Mountain Casino, 900 Skyline Dr, Susan-ville CA 96130. TD: Steve Hastie (530.297.5397) & Jennifer Graves¤ SEE PROMO IN NOVEMBER CW ¤NV u Nov. 6–8, Veterans Day ClassicSands Regency, 345 N Arlington Ave, Reno NV 89501. TD: Les Sumner (775.342.2532) & Valerie SumnerNV u Nov. 9–11, Topaz Winter ClassicTopaz Lodge, 1979 Hwy 395, Topaz NV 89510. TD: Les Sumner (775.342.2532)

MD u Nov. 6–8, Charm City ClassicComfort Inn, 6921 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd, Balti-more MD 21225. TD: Bruce Sattler (410.371.8954)

FL u Nov. 6–8, Sunshine State ClassicHeritage Park Inn, 2050 E Rte 192, Kissimmee FL 34744. TD: Ray & Nancy Wanke (407.433.6791)WI u Nov. 13–15, Wisconsin St. ChampionshipHoward Johnson (608.244.2481), 3841 E Wash-ington Ave, Madison WI 53713. TD: Terry Weber (608.225.8138)VA u Nov. 20–22, Pre-Turkey ShootoutSurfside Inn, 1211 Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach VA 23451. TD: Sandra Shrum (757.714.1623)OR u Nov. 20–22, Three Rivers OpenThree Rivers Casino, 5647 Hwy 126, Florence OR 97439. TD: Winona & Mike McDaniel (541.525.1292)CT u Nov. 22, Yankee Classic (Alkas Memorial)Elks, 9 N Park St, Rockville CT 06066. TD: Phil Martin (860.633.8803)

MARK VAN DYKE MEMORIALHoliday Inn Airport, 3063 Lake Eastbrook Blvd SE, Grand Rapids MI 49512. TD: David Aiken (616.401.8311) & John HazlettNov. 27 & 29, Wishbone OpenNov. 28, Reindeer Games¤ SEE PROMO IN NOVEMBER CW ¤

OR u Nov. 27–29, Thanksgiving ClassicMill Casino, 3201 Tremont Ave, North Bend OR 97459. TD: Larry Hassett (541.672.1474)WI u Dec. 4–6, Jingle Bell OpenRiverfront Inn, 1821 Riverside Inn, Marinette WI 59143. TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)FL u Dec. 4–6, Greater Orlando OpenQuality Inn, 151 N Douglas Ave, Altamonte

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailsSprings FL 32714. TD: Dave & Nicole Fournier (407.695.1902)CA u Dec. 5, Santa SlamAntioch Senior Center, 215 W 2nd St, Antioch CA 94509. TD: Thomas West (925.437.5491) & Tad PileckiRI u Dec. 6, Ocean State OpenSt. Joseph’s Veterans Assoc, 99 Louise St, Woon-socket RI 02895. TD: Leo Houle (401.258.1431) & Pat LlewellynCO u Dec. 12, Mountain View ChallengeAmerican Legion/VFW, 305 N Cleveland Ave, Love-land CO 80537. TD: Troy Thorson & Kathy Pacocha (970.669.5686)HI u Dec. 13, Hawai‘i State ChampionshipPearl City Internet Cafe, 803 Kamehameha Way, Honolulu HI. TD: Alice Souza (808.343.3023)

¤ DATE & LOCATION CHANGE ¤WA u Dec. 19, Western Washington OpenVFW, 9981 Central Valley, Bremerton WA 98311. TD: Ron Gustafson (360.457.8356) & Larry WestCA u Dec. 19, Winter Solstice OpenMarie Callender’s, 1295 S Victoria Ave, Ventura CA 93003. TD: The Cyclone (805.455.6079) & Kerry O’ConnellCA u Dec. 20, Solstice IIPoinsettia Gardens, 11370 Darling Rd, Ventura CA 93004. TD: Judith Beay (805.647.4338) & Pam PomeroyWI u Jan. 1–3, Wisconsin Dells DealWintergreen Resort (800.648.4765), 60 Gas-ser Rd, Lake Delton WI 53965. TD: Terry Weber (608.255.8130)CA u Jan. 2, Orange Crush ClassicMarie Callendar’s, 15363 Culver Dr, Irvine CA 92604. TD: Steve Yellon (949.235.2324) & Arlene ShawVA u Jan. 8–10, Virginia ChampionshipDays Hotel, 201 Water Country Pkwy, Williamsburg VA 23185. TD: Rick Allen (804.323.7476)MN u Jan. 8–10, Winter Snowball SpecialMoose Lodge, 1946 English St, Maplewood MN 55109. TD: Ginger Grogan (651.235.8886) & Dan PluffWA u Jan. 10, Daffodil Express OpenEagles, 202 5th NW, Puyallup WA 98371. TD: Don Zeutschel (253.845.4226) & David McDonaldGA u Jan. 15–17, Georgia OpenClarion, 17 Gateway Blvd E, Savannah GA 31419. TD: Carl Squire (404.983.5058) & David O’NeilOR u Jan 15–17, Portland OpenMoose Lodge, 16411 NE Halsey, Portland OR

97250. TD: Stephanie Akin (503.257.1141) & Jeanne HofbauerWI u Jan. 15–17, American PrideRiverfront Inn (800.338.3305), 1821 Riverside Ave, Marinette WI 54143, TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)CA u Jan. 15–17, Peg for the BorderMasonic Lodge, 4731 Date Ave, La Mesa CA 91942. TD: John Kern (619.469.6920) & Brenda NasonFL u Jan. 22–24, Lee Bailey MemorialEconoLodge, 160 E Merritt Island Cswy, Merritt Is-land FL 32952. TD: Charlene Cohen (321.431.0950) & Timothy JurekMA u Jan. 24, Finley MemorialDante Club, 1198 Memorial Ave, West Springfield MA 01089. TD: Catherine Spadoni (413.348.8524) & Joan FletcherNV u Jan. 30, Patty’s Pahrump Pegging PartyPatty’s Place, 5250 La Terra Ave, Pahrump NV 89061. TD: Don Brown (562.597.1603) & Lee FoglesongCA u Feb. 5–7, Northern California OpenWin River Casino, 2100 Redding Rancheria Rd, Redding CA 96001. TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.215.3474 & jjelke@charter.net) & Jim LangleyWA u Feb. 6, Super Saturday One DayVFW, 615 North Ave, Sunnyside WA 98944. TD: James & Cher Morrow (509.837.4224)

TOC u February 12NV u Feb. 13–14, JPW/ACC Open

Sands, 345 N Arlington Ave, Reno NV 89501. TD: Peggy & Rick Shea (707.444.3161) & Scott Kooistra

CA u Feb. 20, Valentine’s Day SpecialSenior Center, 415 W 2nd St, Antioch CA 94509. TD: Thomas West (925.437.5491)CA u Feb. 27, Fallbrook AvocadoSenior Center, 399 Heald Ln, Fallbrook CA 92028. TD: Obie Weeks (760.695.2977)CA u Feb. 28, Winter US OpenElks, 841 W Merced Ave, West Covina CA 91790. TD: Norman Nikodym (909.319.6488) & Mary PriskCA u Mar. 4–6, Humboldt Bay Spring ClassicMoose Lodge, 4320 Compton Rd, Eureka CA 95503. TD: Peggy & Rick Shea (707.444.3161)WI u Mar. 11–13, Mick Michaelis ClassicRiverfront Inn (800.338.3305), 1821 Riverside Ave, Marinette WI 54143, TD: Al Karr (920.639.3546)MA u Mar. 13, Corned Beef & CribbageVFW, 123 Holliston St, Medway MA 02053. TD: Pat Llewellyn (508.966.1613)

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailsCA u Mar. 18–20, Bruce Forbes MemorialEagles, 20th & Mulberry Sts, Chico CA 95928. TD: Dennis Jacobs (530.343.7218) & Peter JacksonWA u Apr. 8–10, Washington State Champshp.Moose Lodge, 1400 Grand Ave, Centralia WA 98531. TD: Chris McComas (360.261.8029)WI u Apr. 8–10, Peggers Pegout PartyKettle Morraine Bowl, 1021 E Commerce Blvd, Slinger WI 53086. TD: Ellen Kutz (414.940.7375)OR u Apr. 15–17, Oregon ChampionshipElks, 63120 Boyd Acres Rd, Bend OR 97701. TD: Margery Clark (541.385.0330)WI u Apr. 15–17, Eau Claire Cribbage FestBest Western (715.838.9989), 3340 Mondovi Rd, Eau Claire WI 54701. TD: Dennis & Maxine Ulberg (715.695.3588)GA u Apr. 15–17, Bobby Stuart Atlanta ClassicLa Quinta, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, At-lanta GA 30328. TD: Barri Gehrand (770.402.1975) & David O’NeilCA u Apr. 16, Springtime in Napa Wine CountryMoose Lodge, 3275 Valley Wood Ln, Napa CA 94558. TD: Dennis Moore (707.224.2345) & Rick SheaWA u April 17, Daffodil Express OpenEagles, 202 5th NW, Puyallup WA 98371. TD: Don Zeutschel (253.845.4226) & Dave McDonaldMI u Apr. 22–24, Michigan OpenComfort Inn (269.965.3201), 2590 Capital Ave SW, Battle Creek MI 49015. TD: David Boyer (269.788.1289)

OREGON COAST CLUSTER

Apr. 22–24, Three Rivers OpenThree Rivers Casino, 5647 Hwy 126, Flor-ence OR 97439. TD: Winona & Mike McDaniel (541.525.1292)Apr. 25, Oregon Coast In-BetweenerAmerican Legion, 424 W Olive, Newport OR 97365. TD: Dean Bauman (541.265.8393) & Mar-garet Fanucchi & David AikenApr. 26–27, Newport MidweekAmerican Legion, 424 W Olive, Newport OR 97365. TD: Mike Ritthaler (541.547.4269) & Dean BaumanApr. 29–May 1, Oregon Coast ClassicChinook Winds Casino, 1777 NW 44th St, Lin-coln City OR 97367. TD: Jeanne & Roy Hofbauer (360.835.3623) & Bernie Nelson

MX u April 24–27, Cruise DoubleheaderUSA Crib off the Coast & Mexican Riveria. TD: Pa-mela Pomeroy (562.929.2901) & Roy Cook

WI u Apr. 29–May 1, Black River ClassicComfort Inn (715.284.0888), W10170 State Hwy 54, Black River Falls WI 54615. TD: Richard Frost (920.361.3302) & Wayne SteinmetzMI u May 13–15, Yooper Fall ClassicLac Vieux Desert Casino (800.895.2505), N5384 US 45, Watersmeet MI 49969. TD: Don Hannula (906.296.9107) & Bernie BrentarCA u May 13–15, Jerry Montgomery MemorialWin-River Casino, 2100 Redding Ranche-ria Rd, Redding CA 96001. TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.215.3474) & James Langley

The long-awaited tournament directors handbook is now available. Chock-ablock full of helpful stuff that every TD must know, this handbook will prove helpful to both current and po-tential directors. To obtain a copy of the handbook, contact your regional tournament commissioner (see page 31 for contact info): Roy Hofbauer (West-ern Region), Patrick Barrett (Central Region), or David Campbell (Eastern Region).

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailsAK u May 14, Alaska State ChampionshipMoose Lodge, 4211 Arctic Blvd, Anchorage AK 99501. TD: Arlene & Hank Carle (907.345.2137)

STEVENSVILLE MI DOUBLEHEADERSuper 8 (269.429.8882), 4290 Red Arrow Hwy, Stevensville MI 49217May 19–20, Michigan Cribbage CupTD: David Boyer (269.788.1289)May 20–22, Potawatomi PowwowTD: Jeff & Joy Shimp (616.850.9229)

WA u May 27–29, Greater Spokane Val. OpenEagles, 16801 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley WA 99037. TD: Lynn Raymond (509.928.4983) & Dave SchwartzWA u June 3–5, Mount Saint Helens ClassicAmerican Legion, 1250 12th Ave, Longview WA 98632. TD: Chris McComas (360.261.8029) & Duane TollMT u June 10–12, Montana EaglesEagles, 715 Fee Dr, Helena MT 59601. TD: Wayne Momsen & Carole Herron (406.502.1205)CA u June 10–12, Nugget ClassicSenior Ctr, 877 Nunneley Rd, Paradise CA 95959. TD: Dennis Phillips (530.873.2088)MT u June 10–12, Montana EaglesEagles, 715 N Fee St, Helena MT 59601. TD: Wayne Momsen & Carole Herron (406.502.1205)WA u June 11, Western Washington OpenCrystal Grange, 2160 Paulson Rd, Poulsbo WA 98370. TD: Ronald Gustafson (360.457.8356) & Larry WestMI u June 17–19, Lake Superior ChallengeElks, 597 Lakeshore Dr, Ishpeming MI 49849. TD: Don Hannula (906.296.9107) & Pat Healey

MEDFORD OR DOUBLEHEADERSouthern Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Ctr, 228 N Holly, Medford OR 97501June 17–18, Medford Lions TaleTD: Herschel & Rickie Mack (541.855.1103) & Julie FelkinsJune 19, Medford Lions Tale TooTD: Eunice Kendall & Rich Ekman (541.218.1183) & Herschel Mack

NH u June 26, Live Free or DieElks, 120 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua NH 03060. TD: Henry & Paula Bergeron (603.648.6633)WA u July 8–10, Walla Walla Sweet OnionEagles, 350 S 2nd St, Walla Walla WA 99362. TD: John Reed (541.938.7048) & Ron Blocklinger

FL u July 8–10, Daytona DashHampton Inn, 1715 W International Speed-way, Daytona Beach FL 32114. TD: Kevin Harris (972.841.3977) & Paul BarnesCA u July 15–17, Devil Mountain CaperSenior Center, 215 W 2nd St, Antioch CA 94509. TD: Thomas West (925.437.5491)

NATIONAL OPEN CLUSTERRaleigh North Hilton, 3415 Wake Forest Rd, Ra-leigh NC 27609July 21–22, Open OpenerTD: David Aiken (616.401.8311) & David Camp-bell & Keith WidenerJuly 22–25, National OpenTD: Jerry Gooden (919.632.1636) & John Morch (919.906.6555)

CA u July 23, Summer OpenLeisure Town Center, 100 Sequoia Dr, Vacaville CA 95687. TD: Stan Katzman (408.472.2020) & Jackie Doppelt

BLACK RIVER FALLS WI DOUBLEHEADERComfort Inn (715.284.0888), W10170 State Hwy 54, Black River Falls WI 54615July 27–29, The End Is NearTD: Joan Rein (952.448.2459) & Al KarrJuly 29–31, Frosty’s Last ChanceTD: Richard Frost (920.361.3302) & Wayne Stein-metz

SUNNYSIDE WA DOUBLEHEADERVFW, 615 North Ave, Sunnyside WA 98944. TD: James & Cher Morrow (509.837.4224)July 28–29, Weekday ChallengeJuly 29–31, Summer Classic

NV u July 29–31, Last Chance Summer ClassicGold Dust West Casino, 2171 Hwy 50E, Carson City NV 89701. TD: Jeanne Jelke (530.215.3474) & Beverly CastilloMT u Aug. 5–7, Territorial Prison ClassicTBD, Deer Lodge MT 59722. TD: Jeff Johnson (702.717.3578)OR u Aug. 12–14, Blue Mountain OpenAmerican Legion, 301 Fir St, La Grande OR 97850. TD: Charlette Springer (541.975.3176) & Sue An-dersonMI u Aug. 12–14, Cereal City Cribbage ClassicComfort Inn (269.965.3201), 2590 Capital Ave SW, Battle Creek MI 49015. TD: David Boyer (269.788.1289)GA u Aug. 19–21, Bobby Stuart Atlanta ClassicLa Quinta, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, At-

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go to cribbage.org for more tournament detailslanta GA 30328. TD: David O’Neil (404.296.4689) & Carl SquireWI u Aug. 19–21, Madison MastersHoward Johnson (608.244.2481), 3841 E Wash-ington Ave, Madison WI 53713. TD: Terry Weber (608.225.8138)MT u Sept. 2–4, Montana Capital ClassicEagles, 715 N Fee St, Helena MT 59601. TD: Wayne Momsen & Carole Herron (406.502.1205)MI u Sept. 9–11, Minnesota OpenMoose Lodge, 1946 English St, Maplewood MN 55109. TD: Gerald Gruber (612.723.2183)OR u Oct. 1, Black Butte BonanzaTollgate Clubhouse, 69136 Stirrup Rd, Sisters OR 97759. TD: Winona McDaniel (541.525.1292) & Carolyn BlackmanAK u Oct. 3, Anchorage OpenMoose Lodge, 4211 Arctic Blvd, Anchorage AK 99501. TD: Arlene & Hank Carle (907.345.2137)NV u Oct. 30–Nov. 1, Fall FestivalGold Dust West Casino, 2171 Hwy 50E, Carson

City NV 89701. TD: Beverly Castillo (775.313.3739) & Valerie SumnerCO u Nov. 14, Fort Morgan OpenElks, 430 State St, Fort Morgan CO 80701. TD: David Bute (303.618.7409)

Requests to hold a sanctioned tournament should be directed to the appropriate regional commissioner.

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